On Friday 04 March 2005 05:20 am, Ken Walker wrote: > So your saying that everybody in newbie is also in expert and everybody in > expert is also in newbie, I am saying that the folks around both lists with the correct opinions are usaually on both lists.
I am also saying that a search of the archives of the list you think is close to the type of question your question belongs to will be even quicker than waiting for an answer after you ask the same question to 5 lists. > so why are there two different groups. Why not > just have one called mandrake-users because the list are to helpfolks that don't have an answer, not to answer your and only your questions when you want to not research an answer. > > Isn't it better to ask all groups relative to the same subject the same > question, just in case one of those members, who might not be in the other > groups, knows the answer. maybe, but it seem to me even better to have a group of past problems and answers to search thru... > Or is it like going into the paper shop to find out they don't have your > paper, and not going into the paper shop opposite because it would be the > logical thing to do. But frowned upon because you've already asked > elsewhere. Even though there is a very high chance they will have your > paper. using your analogy... if you ask one place and they don't have _then_ ask the next, thats one thing, if you go to 5 places at once, and ask for the paper for free, then you can't complain if each place thinks the other place will give it to you for free, and we will keep that paper for someone that won't get it any where else... > Well it seems that nobody in either group knows anything about or uses > quotas. not olny doesn't know, but (obviously to you) doesn't even know how or wheree to look for information about quotas. did _you_ get any answers from any of the other addresses you 'spamed'* of course, since quatas is not something someone not sure how to install linux would be asking aboput, if I go to either the twiki or http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/ scrolled down to the mandrake expert list area, clicked on mandrake expert and it brought me to a page where I could type in 'quota' and get as much information conerning other folks adventures in quotas, I might not only find my answer, but learn a bunch about other pitfalls I might avoid. not to metion find out thet some of the folks right on this list reallllly do have a clue.. damn, go figure.... http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-expert&w=2&r=1&s=quotas&q=bv http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-expert&m=108574881502759&w=2 * i used 'spamed' because that is the kind of filter you hit in lists like this, when you send the same mail to many addresses (more than 3) and that was my point, not that you are a wise mouth, but that a lot of folks spam filters (mine too) catch any letter not from a 'white list address' that is sent to more than 4 addresses. -- linux counter #167806 (http://counter.li.org/) website="http://ed-tharp.kicks-ass.org";
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